21 DECEMBER 1925
Proposals made by French industrialists with a view to the rehabilitation of the country’s finances are on the whole meeting with a good reception in France.
Attired in the distinctive dress of the Order, the Prince of Wales was present at the celebrations in London of the tenth birthday of Toc H, when he consented to light the lamp of maintenance.
“The Scotsman” express train travelling to Glasgow ran into a goods train at Linlithgow, both trains being badly smashed. Passengers on the express had miraculous escapes.
President Coolidge is sounding both sides in the Senate as to American participation in a Disarmament Conference. He has consulted Colonel House.
Edinburgh’s housing problem is the subject of an article in which the position is considered in view of the Prime Minister’s declaration to withdraw the £40 subsidy and the vote taken at the Edinburgh Town Council meeting last week.